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Earn your college degree and launch your teaching career with the Pre-Teacher Residency Program.
Aspire Public Schools Bay Area is partnering with Rivet School to launch the second cohort of our Pre-Teacher Residency Program. If you submit your application after May 7th, you will be added to the waitlist and admitted if new spots open up from June-July! We anticipate that we will accept 3-5 folks from the waitlist over the next 2 months.
About the program
Rivet School is a college built for real life. We pair students with a personal academic coach, help students stay on track through structured programming, provide test prep for the CBEST/CSET, offer supplemental career coaching and training, and provide resources like a laptop, co-working space, and more. As a part of the Pre-Teacher Residency Pilot Program you will receive the following supports:
- Coaching: Receive support from a dedicated 1:1 Rivet coach to help you achieve your academic and career goals.
- Exam prep: Free access to comprehensive materials and resources on Study.com to prepare for the CBEST & CSET exam
- Self-paced scheduling: Earn course credits by completing projects online at your own pace. No tests, no grades.
- Professional development : Attend monthly PD sessions to develop new skills and learn from your Aspire colleagues.
- Peer community: Meet regularly with a cohort of Aspire staff who are also enrolled to study and collaborate.
- Onramp to teaching: After earning your BA, start your path to a credential with Alder GSE!
Attend our Upcoming Information Session
On April 10th, we will host a session for application support with a Rivet School Admissions Specialist. Please RSVP here!
You can also watch the recording of our March 20th information session here to learn more about the program. We hosted a panel discussion with our current program participants, a Rivet School/Alder graduate, and Rivet School College Coach Tanise Smith.
Tuition and Financial Aid
Pay no more than $2,000 for the first year of college by using special funding only available in this program
- Scholarships are available for eligible Aspire staff of up to $5,000.
- Rivet will help you apply for financial aid to minimize your out-of-pocket costs.
- Tuition is split over 3 terms ($2,333 per term) or paid on a monthly basis
- Pay no more than $665 per term for the first three terms
Admissions Requirements
- Possess a high school diploma or GED
- Commit to teaching full-time with Aspire after graduation
- No previous college credits are required!
- If you do have college experience, we will help evaluate your transcripts for transfer
Admissions Timeline
- May 19- Early admission and transfer student deadline
- June 12- Final deadline
- July 22- Rivet School Onboarding
- September 2- Official enrollment at SNHU
Please submit this interest form if you'd like to learn more about Rivet School. Our next application deadline is Friday, November 11th.
Earn your BA. Become a teacher.
Earn your college degree and launch your teaching career with the Pre-Teacher Residency Program.
Aspire Public Schools Bay Area is partnering with Rivet School to launch the second cohort of our Pre-Teacher Residency Program. If you submit your application after May 7th, you will be added to the waitlist and admitted if new spots open up from June-July! We anticipate that we will accept 3-5 folks from the waitlist over the next 2 months.
About the program
Rivet School is a college built for real life. We pair students with a personal academic coach, help students stay on track through structured programming, provide test prep for the CBEST/CSET, offer supplemental career coaching and training, and provide resources like a laptop, co-working space, and more. As a part of the Pre-Teacher Residency Pilot Program you will receive the following supports:
- Coaching: Receive support from a dedicated 1:1 Rivet coach to help you achieve your academic and career goals.
- Exam prep: Free access to comprehensive materials and resources on Study.com to prepare for the CBEST & CSET exam
- Self-paced scheduling: Earn course credits by completing projects online at your own pace. No tests, no grades.
- Professional development : Attend monthly PD sessions to develop new skills and learn from your Aspire colleagues.
- Peer community: Meet regularly with a cohort of Aspire staff who are also enrolled to study and collaborate.
- Onramp to teaching: After earning your BA, start your path to a credential with Alder GSE!
Attend our Upcoming Information Session
On April 10th, we will host a session for application support with a Rivet School Admissions Specialist. Please RSVP here!
You can also watch the recording of our March 20th information session here to learn more about the program. We hosted a panel discussion with our current program participants, a Rivet School/Alder graduate, and Rivet School College Coach Tanise Smith.
Tuition and Financial Aid
Pay no more than $2,000 for the first year of college by using special funding only available in this program
- Scholarships are available for eligible Aspire staff of up to $5,000.
- Rivet will help you apply for financial aid to minimize your out-of-pocket costs.
- Tuition is split over 3 terms ($2,333 per term) or paid on a monthly basis
- Pay no more than $665 per term for the first three terms
Admissions Requirements
- Possess a high school diploma or GED
- Commit to teaching full-time with Aspire after graduation
- No previous college credits are required!
- If you do have college experience, we will help evaluate your transcripts for transfer
Admissions Timeline
- May 19- Early admission and transfer student deadline
- June 12- Final deadline
- July 22- Rivet School Onboarding
- September 2- Official enrollment at SNHU
Please submit this interest form if you'd like to learn more about Pre-Teacher Residency Program or begin an application.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Rivet School a university? If not, how does Rivet School help students earn an accredited bachelor’s degree? What institution will appear on my diploma?
Rivet School is not a university. We partner with accredited universities to enable our students to earn bachelor’s degrees. Currently, our main degree partner is Southern New Hampshire University. Southern New Hampshire University (or SNHU) is a private, nonprofit university established in 1932 and located in Manchester, New Hampshire (not far from Boston).
Rivet School students enrolled in SNHU participate in a special online program called College for America, which SNHU launched in 2014 in partnership with the United States Department of Education and the Gates Foundation. Students graduate Rivet School with an accredited bachelor’s degree from Southern New Hampshire University and with a certificate of completion from Rivet School itself.
Are Rivet School’s degree programs accredited?
Yes. We only partner with regionally accredited, nonprofit universities. (Regional accreditation is the highest form of accreditation, and credits earned through regionally accredited programs are the most likely to transfer.)
So what does Rivet School do, and what do its degree partners (like SNHU) do?
Our university partner (SNHU) provides a flexible, online, and accredited degree program for our students. This includes feedback from instructors who review student work. University partners also manage the financial aid process, and provide tech support and other academic resources. Rivet School pairs students with a personal academic coach, helps students stay on track through structured programming, provides tutoring when students get stuck, offers supplemental career coaching and training, and provides resources like a laptop, childcare, and coworking space, and more. While we play different roles, Rivet School and our university partners work closely to provide fellows a seamless learning experience.
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How to customize formatting for each rich text
Headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, figures, images, and figure captions can all be styled after a class is added to the rich text element using the "When inside of" nested selector system.
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